The Holzer Sanction: Capitalism's Quotation Marks

I was thinking how funny it is that almost anything can be carved into a marble bench in the Holzer universe and have serious impact.

This is worrisome.

But some words are better than others.

Okay, imagine a theoretical marble Holzer bench that is going to be plunked down in Central Park.

Let's rate some words for Holzerness.

I figured I would rate on a 1-10 scale, with one being the lamest and ten being the most pungently Holzeresque.

The words and phrases are just those that came to me randomly, inasmuch as anything is ever random.

See if you agree.

Feel free to kvetch in the Comments box or add some phrases you think would sound ominously Holzeresque on the theoretical marble bench.


1. ANYTHING      3

2. EVERYTHING      9

3. CAPITALIZE      2

4. AGREED      7

5. KVETCH      7.5

6. FREE      -2

7. THEORETICALLY      8.5

8. ENJOY      4

9. WORRY      6

10. FEAR US      6

11. WHY ASK      2

12. NOTHING      4

13. ASK      8

14. HEARTLESS      7.25

15. MANAGE      9

16. DO      5

17. WE SAID SORRY      8

18. BECK AND CALL      3

19. WOE      9

20. THEY SAID      5

21. ARGUABLY      7.189

22. TWAS      4.75

23. ABOVE BELOW NEITHER      5

24. HINDER      3.5

25. CANNOT      1

26. WILL NOT      2

27. BORROW      8

28. BELIEVE      -8

29. SCORN      4.89

30. GANGRENE      -9

31. HEARTSICK      6

32. TIME WAS      5.5

33. SHUNT      5

34. IMMATERIAL      6.25

35. THE HUNTED      7

36. KISS ASS      10

37. MUSTER      7

38. ARDUOUS      3

39. DISASTERS IN THE SUN      5.43

40. BEFORE      8.78

41. NEVER      7

42. CUM      3

43. COME ON      8

44. UNUSUAL      5.25

45. USUAL      4

46. HURTFUL      5

47. MUTTER      5.2

48. JOY      -9

49. TRY TO BREAK ME      8

50. IN ESSENCE      9